It is famously dense. It doesn’t skip the hard parts of phase diagrams or chemical kinetics.
Here is the story of why this book became a legend in the world of geology: 1. The Visionary Approach Myron G. Best IGNEOUS AND METAMORPHIC PETROLOGY...
Even decades after its release, "Best" remains a staple on the bookshelves of professional geologists. It transformed petrology from a hobby of "collecting pretty stones" into a rigorous, predictive science. If you can master the chapters in this book, you essentially understand the engine room of planet Earth. It is famously dense
The second edition of is widely considered the "gold standard" for anyone trying to understand the Earth's crust and mantle. The Visionary Approach Even decades after its release,
Before Best, many petrology textbooks were either purely descriptive (looking at rocks under a microscope) or purely mathematical (thermodynamics). Best realized that to truly understand a rock, you needed to bridge that gap. He wrote the book to treat rocks as that tell a story of pressure, temperature, and time. 2. The Global Scope